In 1936, Carlos Chavez wrote a symphony based on the melodies and percussive sounds of Mexican indigenous music, and now his piece is played around the world. On today's show, hear the Polish Radio Orchestra play Chavez's Symphony No. 2 (the Sinfonia India), from a concert in Warsaw, Poland.
Episode Playlist
Hour 1
Edward Elgar: Sospiri
BBC Symphony Orchestra; Andrew Davis, conductor
Edward Elgar: The Music Makers/Short Pieces
Teldec 92374
Donald Grantham: Let Evening Come
United States Marine Band; Col. Jason K. Fettig, conductor
United States Marine Band, Mountain View High School, Orem, UT
Edward Elgar: Sonata for violin and piano in E minor, Op. 82
Amy Schwartz Moretti, violin; Andrew Armstrong, piano
Seattle Chamber Music Society, Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA
Carlos Chavez: Symphony No. 2 (Sinfonia India)
Polish Radio Orchestra in Warsaw; Christian Vasquez, conductor
Witold Lutoslawski Polish Radio Concert Studio, Warsaw, Poland
Hour 2
Sergei Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 6 in A Major, Op. 82 Movement 2: Allegretto
Ran Dank, piano
2009 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition: Semifinal round: Ran Dank
Van Cliburn Foundation NA
Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4, "Italian", Op. 90
London Symphony Orchestra; Sir John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
Classical Live, The Barbican, London, UK
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Trio No. 6 for Piano, Violin, and Cello in G major, K. 564: Mvts 2-3
Ran Dank, piano; Yura Lee, violin; Clive Greensmith, cello
Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival, Bridgehampton Presbyterian Church, Bridgehampton, NY
Traditional, arr. Radu Sinaci: Romanian Folk Suite
Violoncellissimo; Marin Cazacu, conductor
Mihail Jora Concert Hall, Romanian Radio, Bucharest, Romania
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